Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh hosted a consultative workshop on the Multi-Dimensional Poverty Analysis (MDPA) taking place on May 9, 2019. MDPA workshop was an input to the new …
Sweden’s Embassy held workshop on poverty analysis Read More
On May 9 of each year, the EU representatives across the world will celebrate the Europe Day to mark the presentation of the Schuman Declaration in 1950, a pioneer to …
The celebrations of Europe Day in Myanmar and Malaysia Read More
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden and her spouse Prince Daniel arrived in Hanoi on Monday, May 6. The Crown Princess Couple was welcomed by Vietnam’s Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc …
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria arrived in Vietnam Read More
Ericsson and China Telecom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at China Unicom’s 5G Innovation and Cooperation Conference in Shenzhen, China, on April 26, to speed up “the development …
Ericsson signed MoUs with two Chinese firms Read More
Danish Ambassador Jan Top Christensen, Norwegian Ambassador Bjørn Jahnsen and Swedish Ambassador Harald Fries jointly opened the first Scandinavian Film Festival 2019 at SM Lanang Premier, Davao City, Philippines. Held …
Philippines’ first Scandinavian Film Festival officially launched Read More
The Embassies of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland in Singapore team up with Business Sweden and SwedCham, joined forces under the name “Team Nordic Lights” in the annual Schuman Cup …
Nordic team joined the Schuman Cup Read More
Due to the Press Freedom Day approching on Friday, May 3 2019, the Embassies of Denmark and Sweden participated in two different events on media freedom taking place in Yangon, …
Yangon’s World Press Freedom Day and the release of Reuters’ imprisoned journalists Read More
On April 27, 2019, Niclas Kvarnström, Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore took a part as one of the judges for CDL E-Generation Challenge 2019, an anual environmental competitions for Singaporean …
Swedish ambassador Singaporean youth’s competition judge Read More
On April 30, 2019, Nordic Club Jakarta paid a visit to Kampus Diakoneia Modern (KDM), a non-profit organization assisting street and marginalized children, to learn more about Ffrash, the project …
Nordic Club Jakarta visited ‘Then trash became Ffrash’ project Read More
Sweden co-funded Myanmar’s project, “SRHR STRONG+” together with the United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland by donating thier budget through the Access to Health Fund, an organization pooling fund from …
Sweden co-funded Myanmar’s health project Read More
The Kuala Lumpur hotel and bar scene has turned really hot recently. Any doubts you may have about that will be gone after reading this! Many of the global five-star …
Cool Kuala Lumpur’s new lifestyle attractions Read More
On April 25, Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh opened their door to congratulate six Cambodians who were selected by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) as representatives for attending …
Sida selected 6 Cambodians as representatives for attending ITP Read More
The European Union in Singapore organizes the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) 2019 which will run from May 10 to 19 at the National Gallery Singapore’s Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium (Basement 1) located …
4 Nordic films will be screened at Singapore’s EU Film Festival Read More
The Local Sweden reported on April 18 that Sweden appointed Helena Sångeland as new ambassador to China after the former ambassador, Anna Lindstedt is now being investigated for involving in …
Sweden appointed new envoy to China after bookseller scandal Read More
Monitor ERP System Sdn Bhd recently celebrated the opening of their new ASEAN headquarters in Penang, Malaysia. On that same day, the Monitor ASEAN team held a launch event for …
Monitor ERP System Levels Up in Asia Read More
Harald Fries, Swedish Ambassador to Manila, revealed that Sweden is ready to become one of the most attractive destinations for professional and skilled Filipino workers who wish to work abroad …
Sweden to become major destination for skilled Filipino workers Read More
Karri Kivela, former Executive Director of the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (TFCC), has been appointed new Executive Director of EABC. Mr. Kivela assumed his new position at EABC on April …
Karri Kivela new Executive Director of EABC Read More
A 74-year-old Swedish man was found dead inside the toilet of his Udon Thani home on April 3, 2019. According to the police, no suspicious circumstances indicating invasion and burglary …
Swedish elder found dead in his home at Udon Thani, Thailand Read More
The team of university students from Singapore won one of the top awards at Sweden’s largest Hackathon event taking place in Stockholm from 4 to 6 April, 2019. 5 members …
Singaporean students secured top award at Hackathon in Sweden Read More
The Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Honorary Consulate of Iceland in Malaysia co-hosted a celebration of Nordic Day for the second time on April 11, 2019 at …
A celebration of Nordic Day in Malaysia Read More
The Vietnamese government held the inauguration ceremony of Vietnam’s first Internet of things (IoT) Innovation Hub at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi on April 10, 2019 in collaboration with …
Vietnam joined Ericsson to embark the first IoT innovation Hub Read More
10 April was an auspicious Swedish day in Penang, Malaysia as Monitor ERP System both inaugurated their new, expanded Asean headquarters and launched their enterprise resource planning (EPR) system’s fifth …
Monitor ERP System Malaysia levels up to conquer Southeast Asia Read More
On March 28, 2019, Margot Wallström, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs wrote on her Twitter account concerning the announcement of Brunei’s strict Islamic law punishing adultery and homosexual sex with …
Swedish Minister “condemns” Brunei’s new anti-gay law Read More
Swedish Chamber of Commerce Singapore (SwedCham) held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the 1880 club on Nanson Rd, Singapore where there were the farewell to …
SwedCham Singapore’s Annual General Meeting 2019 Read More
Due to the Songkran days approaching this Saturday, April 13 – 15, Staffan Herrström, Swedish Ambassador and Satu Suikkari-Kleven Finnish Ambassadors greet Thais Happy Songkran throung a Youtute video posted …
Watch: Sweden and Finland Ambassadors wish Thais Happy Songkran Read More
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) brought their members together once again with an Annual General Meeting taking place on Thursday, 21 March 2019 from 5.30 pm to 8.00 pm. Held …
TSCC’s 2019 Annual General Meeting and Excusive Talk Read More
Embassies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in Manila, in collaboration with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and SM Lanang Premiere, organized the first Scandinavian Film Festival in …
First Scandinavian Film Festival in Philippines Read More
Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, 45-year-old Malaysian Crown Prince, will get married with Sofie Louise Johansson, 33-year-old Swedish national, on April 19. The wedding ceremony will be held on April 19, …
Malaysia’s Crown Prince to marry Swedish woman Read More
Restaurant Cajutan, Sukhumvit soi 18 and Stefan Hallin, Cajutan’s manager, opened on Saturday the 5th of April 2019 an exhibition with photographs by Michael J. Baines, Founder & President of …
Exhibition about dogs & with dogs Read More
SWEA Professional and Danish Women’s Networking, got on Wednesday evening the 3rd of April, 2019 together at Mrs. Charlotte Haentzel’s beautiful home on Sukhumvit 18, to listen to a presentation …
SWEA Professional and Danish Women’s Networking Read More
5 boys aged between 16-18 were found hidding in IKEA Tampines store after it was closed at 11.00 pm on Sunday, 31 March 2019. With 36,000 square meters, IKEA Tampines …
5 boys arrested for sleepover at IKEA store in Singapore Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok received a visit from FORSK, the section in charge of research at Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) on 12 March 2019. The reason …
FORSK visited Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read More
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden and Prince Daniel will make a diplomatic visit to Vietnam between 6-8 May 2019. Acccompanied by Ann Linde, the Minister of Foreign Trade, the Crown …
Sweden’s Crown Princess and Prince to visit Vietnam Read More
4 Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand co-hosted the seminar on anti-corruption titled “The next Big Thing in the Fight Against Corruption: CAC Certification and the Thai Anti-Corruption Initiative”, on …
Fight Against Corruption in Thailand by Nordic Chambers Read More
Nordcham Philippines teamed up with the Philippines Norway Business Council (PNBC) and 4 Nordic Embassies: Denmark, Finland in Kuala Lumpur, Norway, and Sweden in Malila to launch the first Nordic …
The first Nordic Innovation Forum in Philippines Read More
Maria Sargren, the Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia hosted an official launching ceremony of Sweden Alumni Network of Cambodia (SANCam) at her residence on 27 March 2019. The Ambassador had …
Official opening of Sweden Alumni Network of Cambodia Read More
Elisa, a Finnish telecommunications company, bought a bunch of Nordic crime series from ZDFE, a German Television company, to be streamed on its Subscription video on demand (SVoD) in China. …
Nordic TV series to be streamed in China Read More
Applicants for an extension of a retirement visa to Thailand have to prove that they have sufficient funds to sustain themselves in Thailand. They either need to have a certain …
New Thai retirement visa rules Read More
Travel, explore, make friends and even find a date – Swedish-made travel application Gayze makes navigating Southeast Asian cities like Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta safe and fun for LGBTQ …
SE Asia soon safer for LGBTQ-people with Swedish travel app Read More
European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) held a Membership Luncheon Meeting on creating an enabling business environment for trade and investments with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Taking place …
ECCP’s Luncheon Meeting with Philippines’ Secretary of Trade Read More
The Heads of Mission of the European Union Delegation, EU Member States accredited to Myanmar, Canada and Norway released the statement on “the further escalation of violence in Rakhine State” …
EU latest statement on violence in Rakhine State Read More
Maria Sargren, the Ambassador of Sweden to Cambodia signed an agreement on sustainable development with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Cambodia’s government on 11 March 2019. This agreement …
Sweden funds Cambodia’s sustainable development project Read More
AAK, a Swedish-Danish company well-known as a leading provider of value-adding vegetable oils & fats, announced to inject £24.4m to expand its facility in China. After opened the first plant …
AAK to invest about £25m into its facility in China Read More
Nadine Lustre, a well-known actress, singer, and music video director in the Philippines, was choosen to be the H&M’s first Filipino ambassador. H&M believes that choosing Nadine Lustre as their …
H&M to have the first Filipino ambassador Read More
Swedish Association in Hua Hin, Thailand held their annual meeting on Thursday, 21 February 2019. There were around 70 members of Swedish Association including their spouses, friends and families attending …
Swedish Association in Hua Hin annual meeting 2019 Read More
Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) assisted United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Myanmar to launch its report on Situation Analysis of Region and State Hluttaw. The report was also supported …
Sida supports UNDP Myanmar Region Situation Analysis report Read More
Sweden provided $268,000 to the Arbitration Council Foundation (ACF) to boost up Cambodia’s industrial relations and labor market conditions. At the signing ceremony on 6 March 2019, Samuel Hurtig, Sweden’s …
Sweden donates $268,000 to Cambodia’s Arbitration Council Read More
Swedish death metal group, Watain’s Live concert in Singapore was banned just an hour before it began because of the concern over the band’s “Satanist views” on Thursday, 7 March …
Watain, Swedish metal band, cancelled by Singapore’s authorities Read More
Scania, a leading Swedish heavy trucks and buses manufacturer, established a new factory in Thailand to serve as a new hub for strengthening its market in Thailand and Asia. With …
Scania makes Thailand its new hub in Asia Read More
Harald Fries, the Ambassador of Sweden to Philippines attended an official opening of the exhibition “Don’t Tell Me How to Dress” taking place at Gateway Mall Activity Center, Quezon City, …
“Don’t Tell Me How to Dress” officially opens in Philippines Read More